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The Somerset reporter., 1887-12-14

Natural gas has been discovered in profu
sion at Penn Yam, N. Y.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-12-14

Two prisoners escaped from 1lttSllelu
jail
Anarchist Most was released ON $4,000
bail
| NJ. Goblet announces his inability to
! form Il cabinet
The fair trade movement In England is
becoming power
Congressman Randall is preparing a
tariff and revenue bill.
The duke of Gothland is acceptable to
| Russia as ruler OF Bulgaria.
Austrian Catholics favor Il restoration of
| the pope's temporal power.
| Mr.. Mills of Texas is willing to yield his
| tariff opinions to the ma jority.
Ferry, the French statesman, was shot
and slightly wounded by crrnk
The receipts of the Boston Ideal opera
company at Duluth were attached.
Levitt of Nashua whipped Haggity Of
Lynn in n prize fight near Nashua
A Concord, Mass, residence was robbed
of over Sl2, 600 worth of property.
Advices from the Orkney islands report
the loss of twenty smacks in n hurricane
Charles l.. Webster OF Nav York, the
publisher, has been knighted by the pope.
The officials of the Calumet and Hccla
mines claim that the fire is now under con
troll.
Two thousand delegates to the Christian
conference in Washington called on the
president.
Gen Butler objects to the selection OF
the count of Paris as orator at the Gettys-
burg reunion.
Mayor Robinson Of Gloucester Mass,
was reelected by four majority, as shown
by the recount
The wool dealers conference at Washing
ton adjourned till Jan. H. when the manu-
facturers will be represented.
Lieut.. Handforth of the Eleventh nfan-
try has been dismissed from the army for
conduct unbecoming an officer
Two men have been arrested and jailed
at Pennington, Me-, on suspicion of con-
nection with the Newport robbery
There was large gathering of deaf and
dumb people at Faneuil hall, Boston, cee-
bratng the "Gallaudet centenary"
j. S. Clarkson of Iowa is chairman of
the committee of arrangements for the Re-
publican national convention in Chicago
Secretary Bayard shows the Mexican
government that the claim of extra terrific
rial jurisdiction, set up by Mexico, has no
warrant in international law.
Rev. DR. f. F. Humphrey, one of the oldest
and most distinguished Presbyterian minis
ters in the south, and son of ex-President
Humphrey Of Amherst college, died at
Louisville.
A memorial to the Manchester martyrs
was unveiled at Limerick, advantage being
taken Of the funeral of local member Of
the league to perform the ceremony. The
police were surprised and did not inter
fere.
The Tooth birthday OF Thomas Hopkins
Gallaudet was appropriately celebrated on
Sunday at the American Asylum for the
Deaf and Dumb in Hartford, the first asylum
of the kind in America, where Gallaudet
first introduced instruction in the sign Ian
guage.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-12-14


Both houses of congress have adjourned
till Monday.
The people of Halifax were greatly
alarmed over supposed attempt to blow
up the city.
In New York tin reached the hig hest
point Of The year.
Joseph d. Kelly was arrested at New
Haven, charged with bgamy.
DR. Morris H. Henry of New York has
been decorated by the sultan
Democratic presidential campaign clubs
are to be formed throughout Maine.
Labor men put George +. Mcneil into
the field agnin for mayor OF Boston.
Troops have gone to Fairport Harbor,
Ohio, to quell the riotous ore handlers.
Armour Dole wheat warehouses Mt Chi
cago are closed because of light receipts.
Gen. Walker positively declines to serve
on the Boston school board another yenr.
The situation at the Calumet and Hecla
mines is said to be getting more and more
desperate
New theater to be erected for Abbey &
Schoeffel, in Boston, to be ready when
ia leir lease of the Park expires
Havana cigarnakers were pnrposey
forced to strike by the manufacturers, i'm
porters unable to have their orders filed.
Arch Abbot WINNER, the founder of the
Benedictne order in this country, died in
Westmoreland county, Penn, in his 18th
year.
A meeting OF the trunk lines presidents
has been called for Tuesday when the
dressed beef rates war will probably be
ended.
Edward Harrington was sentenced at
Tralee to one months imprisonment for
publishing reports OF proclaimed meetings.
He appealed.
Vaudeville, who is n prisoner in Tulla-
more Jail, has been subjected to bread and
water diet for forty eight hours for refusing
to clean his cell.
The Virginia house of delegates adopted
n resolution urging II repeal of the internal
revenue system Of taxation, and especially
the tax on tobacco and spirits distilled from
fruits.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-12-14

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Dec. b. 1T is an
nounced that Judge Bradley, after a con
sultation with party leaders and counsel
from Boston, has decided to contest the
election of Warren o. Arnold to congress
from the Second district on the ground OF
fraud intimidation and bribery.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-27
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OLD POINT COMFORT,
VIRGINIA.

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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-27
A BIG SALE.
A cLrAHIHe.UP or coEDEMEED
HAYWARD MATERIAL.
The Norfolk Section Fruit.Grswers' Pros
pects-Improvements-oene General
Naval Notes.

Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch
NORFOLK, May 90, 1887.
The first sale OF condemned material OF
the United States navy under the new store
reorganization was completed at tue navy
yard yesterday and over 100000 reallzei.
The largest buyers were from New iork
and Boston, ard In the lot all the old ma
chnery and boilers OF the war-ships Va
nsndaigua, Wyoming, aud Alliance were
sold, IL was the greatest sale ever held at
the yard, and 1000 people were present at
one time. The work was so heavy ana eX-
citing for the auctioneers that one. after
seven hours calling, was Frustrated with
tie heat and another put IN his place.
The largest fruit-groweT in this section,
Colonel +. W. Il. Leighton, OF Norfolk
county, says that throughout the most oil
TidCwuter we will have only quarter OF
= crop OF peaches, hail crop OF apples,
bali crop Of Bartlett pears, and ball "A
crop Of Duchess pears. The early freeze
IN April caused the damage.
A special detective from Washington is
in the city working up crooked pension
cases.
A number OF the police force are con-
fined TO their homes from the effects OF the
tAUu1ui' W 0hh'h tht WIZ 'h'@NNbNN ~
memOTial.day.
The contractors have resumed work on
the uncompleted sections OF the WIring
system OF sewerage adopted by the city.
This is q costly improvement, but it will
greatly improve the health OF the city in the
end.
Orders were received last evening, and
this afternoon the flagship Richmond will
leave the hayward and sail for New York,
accompanied by the United States steamer
Yantic, in order to be present with their
officers and crews on decoration. day in the
metropolis. The Ossipee int ready TO
sail to-day, but will follow the flagship next
week.
II is said that nearly $4,000 has been
spent by the politicians on both sides in
Norfolk county TO carry the election to-
day.
The property owners have held meet.
ing, and decided to lay OFF all the and and
waterfront between Atlantic City and
Lqmbert's Point into squares, streets, and
lois, 10 correspond with the streets OF Nor
folk, with view Of extending the city on
the waterfront north. G.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-27

"Tbe abstract theories OF the Richmond
Dispatch are apt to be correct" says the
Providence Journal in paragraph which
winds I'D with, "But Virginia ought to
ray her debts" We are obliged to our
Providence contemporary for its cOmDr
ment; but we cannot forbear to copy from
the Birmingham (Ala.) Chronicle the fol-
lowing paragraph upon the same subiect'
which may be taken as a reply to the Jour.
nGPS closing remark:
"a Virginlan OF careful financial tram
ing may understand the status OF her debt
question: and be able to keep up with the
propositions and counter propositions be-
tween her and her creditors. bat no one
else seems able TO do 80. Her coupons,
10 4O's. As, 2t's, sinking funds, etc, etc,
just make Us tired. But just the same,
Virginia Is not gong to pay her debts"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-27
They Killed the Wrong Wan,
ny telegranh 10 the Dianatch.l

lby telegraph 10 the DlspatchJ
IT. LOUIS, May GA special from
Rockville, Mo-. says the shooting to death
Of John Nanderburg in the courtroom
yesterday, during his preliminary eXami-
nation on the charge Of outrlging Jennie
Anderson, is now believed to have been
horrible mistake, and notwithstanding she
vas the victim Of some man and identified
Yanderburg as the man, yet her ideltifca-
cation was OF that uncertainty that usually
fixes The crime on the first person arrest
ed. Nanderburg was cooking for camp
ins party four miles from the scene OF
the outrage at 3 O'Clock that afternoon,
and at O'Clock he was again in camp.
The corners jury censured the Judge
for not diSarming and watching the Ander-
son boys and Ed. Evans, from whom some
thing desperate was expected, and they
brought in "A verdict OF murder against
Lint Anderson and Ed. Evans.
The testimony shows that the constables
were watching these men, but were or
ter guard by their composed manner
while the Judge was reviewing the testmo.
ny. Scarcely had he pronounced I" Hold
the defendant in $4,000 bond" than Lint
Anderson had sent two shots through
Nandenburg's body. and Ed. Evans fred
two mole. Friends OF the murdered man
have been found, and they declare that they
VIII prosecute 10 the end.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-27

TNHE BALDWIN, BEACH HAVEN,
Il n j., situated on Long Beach. six miles
from main land. Bounded by Atlantic Ocean
and Barnegat bay. Fishing and sailing I'M
surpassed. Tho " Baldwin" Ia furnished In
the most perfect manner. Fine, large bali
room and good music. Lawn-tcnnis courts,
billiard and pool-room, also bowling-alley.
Elevator. electric bells, and gas. Open from
JUNE llTH 10 OCTOBER isT.
my is 28t JOSEPH PAGE, Proprietor.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-27
New Books.

Education in It's Relation TO Manual In
duStry. BY ARTHUR MACARTHUR. New
York: ID. APPLETON d Co.
"No discussion regarding the usefu
pursuits OF life can take place at present
without an emphatic recognition Of tn,
claims OF industrial education" This Il
the keynote 10 this volume, which dis
cusses all questions connected with indus
trial education.
For sale by the publishers.
The Gospel of the Kingdom, advocated in q
Series Of Ten DiScOurSeS. BY WILEY
JONES. Third Edition. Published by
the writer. 1887.
This is an interesting book-much OF 1t
Some OF the discourses undertake to inter
pref prophecy, which is the same thing a:
prophesying.
For sale by T. j. STAgKH a. Sons.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-27
TRYING TO BLOW UP A WIDOW
a Rival Dressmaker Said TO Have
Thrown "a Bomb.

A Nincennes Qnd.) special says: A dy-
pamite bomb was thrown and exploded
against the front OF Mrs. Frances A.
Richey's residence this morning at 3
O'Clock. A large hole was torn IN the wea.
therboardins, the ground was torn up, and
every window IN the building shattered.
Mrs. RIchey and her seventeen.y ear-old
son were thrown out OF bed by the shock,
and the Young man was unconscious for u
time from the shock. Some time ago the
house was battered with clr-pins, and since
then Mrs. Richey has been in receipt OF Va.
rious threatening letters. This morning
the owner Of the house, Mr.. Orr, received
the following letter through the mail, bear
Ing a speclal-deliyery stamp:
You have had warming Now il will
be worse next time. Put that woman out,
or I'll send you both TO -"
Similar letters have been received by Mr.
Orr before In the same baudwritlngs On
last Sunday night an attempt was made 10
Kill Mrs. Richey. Her son GEORGE heard
an object strike the shutter. lie rushed
out and found dynamite cartridge, which
he seized hurriedly, cutting OF the fuse.
Mrs. Ricbey Is a progressing widow. She
is a Gressmaker. There are many theories
as to the cause OF the dynamlting. The
one most generally acrcpted is that |, Il the
work OF a female rival.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-27
49, : ,r,,, . memorial 10 myself, since

,enlIon 10 erect memorial 10 myself, since
IL has during the past twenty years driven
me nearly into the ocean, where l think
ON impregnable against all ITS assaults. II,
however, the contrary snonld prove TO be
the case, have already Designated my last
retreat: that between Beaver.rail Light
and The ligbtship, and the gun must be near
me for that eyeniuality. We WIN then lay
there as personal memorial, face down-
ward; we viii lie down together. forcing
the State TO enact the early rebel rofe when
burying our dead face downward, TO indi-
cate The malignlty OF the ounce OF Its power.
Bullets are crude but effective aniidotes In
the one case, as they were In the other"
IA matter OF fact the movers oil The
resolution TO mount the gun were personal
friends Of Ex-Governor sprague's, who
thus thought to secure noble perpetua-
ton OF his memory when his sad fall aud
fate should be forgotten. The gun Is In
scribed with the war-Governor's name,
and would have been n lasting memento to
his courage and one-time high estate. He
had consented TO the project. but broodiDg
over the matter in his castle balls at Canon.
cbet be gave vent to the outburst co tanned
In This letter
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-27
he CaDltal.

OF course we know that the proposition
to remove the capital from Richmond has
no backing. Nevertheless, it is pleasant
TO Richmond people to know that all Vir-
Pinians have a warm place in their hearts for
this historic city. The Wytheyille Enter
prise says;
''The Lynchburg Virginian is one of
our most valuable exchanges, as the fire.
quent clippings from that journal which
appear in our columns will testify. But
we cannot help thinking that she is chasing
the widest sort OF goose in earnestly ad
vocating the removal Of the State capital
from Richmond to Lynchburg. There Is
great deal OF sacredness attached to Rich
mond as the capital OF Virginia, and should
the Legislature determine TO take this step
at any time an indignant reproach would
90 up from all over mot only the State,
but the South. Let the Capitol stay at
Richmond until she crumbles away from
the wearings OF time. The proposition is
absurd,o
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-27
Charity Begins at Home.

On the principle that charity begins al
bone, IT would be well for the Pennsylva.
MA papers to join ia a crusade for The
smeloration Of the condition OF the white
miners In that State before melting into
tears over the "oppresslon " OF the negro
lsborers Of the South. From ali accounts
no persons anywhere are more systemati.
callY robbed and maltrested than are the
PENNSYLVANIA miners. Under the store
sys.em In vogue In the mining regions the
miner may be said TO belong body aud soul
TO his employer. A contemporary says:
"Tbe houses In which the miners live
with their families are miserable sbanties,
which scarcely give protection from the
weaher. All the land ia the neighborhood
IL controlled by the mining company, and
The miners are forced 10 live In these
wrctcbed butts and pay high rent for them.
Their only source OF supply for all nece,sa.
ries Is 10 purchase them IN stores belonging
TO the company"
Not only this, out II the miners dIsre.
gard certain rules Of ibe companies they
are eyietsd as uncei enormously as are the
poor Irish who cannot meet the dempads "
absentee landlords. Is not the ipf Of the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-27
ROnd-APain.


OF course Judge BOND will grant any in.
junction that the British bondholders ask
him for. But, OF course, again, BONDS de-
cisions are binding upon no court OF this
Commonwealth until they are affirmed by
the Supreme Court OF the United States.
The basement officers withstood him, and
made him back out when the threat was
being whispered about the streets that
BOND vas gong TO send MARYE,
FLOURsoY, RUFFIS, &C., 20 Jail. These
gentlemen lei it be known that to jail
they would go before they would obey
the order which Mr.. royal had asked OF
BoSp. And BoND refused TO issue the or
der. He dared not undertake 10 run the
Commonwe cath OF Virginia.
Now, Judge BOND has entered restrain
ing order enioIniDg Mr.. WITT, the Com
monwealth's Attorney in this city, not 10
bring suits against persons who owe State
taxes and refuse 10 pay in anything ex-
oept coupons. But BOND had no more
right 10 enter such an order than the Court
of Queens Bench in London had. He is
merelv usurping authority. A number OF
the very best lawyers In Virginia examined
the coupoD-crusber before that bill was put
upon lis passage, and decided that the
Federal courts could not touch 1t.
USoERwooD in the same way assumed
jur sdjction In the CHAHooS-E LLYsoN
ca.e. though 1t was so clear that he had no
iu,iso,ction that Mr.. CHASE did not hest.
fate 90 write to one OF CHAHoos's counsel,
"Tbe Chisf.Justice thinks this case proper
" belongs in the State courts" and to the
state courts 1t was soon thereafter sent.
BOND cannot be impeached. All we can
do T. 10 bide our time. But Mr.. Wrr Is
IN officer under II not Of the State govern
meni, and BoSD viii not imprison hin II
he will stand up for his rights.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-27
ALEXANDRIA.
Marriage-Thief Captured After q
Chase.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.I


Especial telegram 10 the Dispatch.l
ALEXANDRIA, VA, May 26.-Mr. Frank
G.. Harper, a popular young tObacconist,
and Miss Rosie Hohenstein, Of Alexandra
comfy. were married last evening.
There was a large and pleasant gathering
Of young ladies and gentlemen at Mr.. Pc
ter Pulman's. across Cameron run, last
night.
The promotion OF Colonel l.. Wilbur
Red, Of this city 10 be Assistant Register OF
the Treasury is announced.
The police INDUCED in a lively chase up
Laing street this afternoon, and finally cap.
tured a man named John Manan, who had
extracted Sl.7j from the pocket OF Ed. Nor
gan while the latter was standing on the
corner Of LANG and st. Asdph streets.
Mlnan is behind the bars,
4 gentleman named Settle, from Kappa
hammock, visiting Washington yesterday,
says that his pocket was picked Of $40 in
change, q note for S7l7, and other valuable
papers. Mr.. Lewis Mckenzie was also
relieved Of his pocket-book while witness.
ing the parade.
Ibe Baker residence, corner OF Duke
and Pitt streets. was sold at auction to-
day to Mr.. Worth Hulfish. The consdera-
ton was S2,53j.
The storms OF yesterday and Tuesday
have interfered with telephone commu-
nication with the upper counties.
4 number Of the absent miitamen came
down and voted to-day. They say that
the AleXandrians in camp are enjoying it
hugely.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-27
Terrible and Fatal Gas Explosion


CHICAGO, M9y 26.-The 1imeS'S special
from Wollsville, o.. says: The OhiO-Val-
ley Gas Company has been laying gas mains
In the town OF New Cumberland. w. Va.
TUESDAY night the work was finished and
prenaIatlOns made to test the large mains.
Eeiore testing It was necessary to heat the
pIre IN order 10 make it tit the curve lead
ing TO The river. While this was beng
done snd the pipe ut white heat, some one
accidentally TUNED on the gas. Wnen the
gas reached The Spet q terrific explosion
occurred, scattering the huge iron mans
in I'll directions and tearing large hole in
tie ground. The gas, whi,l was let into
the PIPE ut pressure OF 100 pounds, i'm
nediately TOOK lire and burned to the
height 81 20 feet. Eight worknen and
two children, who were standing at the
point where The explosion took pla 70. were
terribly burned. Four Italians, names UNI
known, we've thrown 30 feet by tn shock,
anu were terribly burned about the face,
bead. and hands. Two children, names
unknown, were badly burned. Pbysic ans
were summoned from neighborIng towns to
render assistance.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-27
SPRAGUE VERY ANGRY.
The Old War.IEOrse and the Bull.
Run Guu.

KUN GuB.
A Providence Or. special says: From
his hermitage at famous old Castle Canon.
Chef the lonely old war.GovernOr Of Rhode
Island, William Sprague, has again lung
bet words Of bitterness and denunciation
into the teeth Of the government Of his
State. Years OF business trouble, domes-
tic wraDgles, aud the downfall OF his FAINT.
ly, his dynasty, in fact, have failed TO call
forth such repr0achful words as those
which he now uses regarding what he
believes to be the latest attempt OF
the Rhode Island Legislature TO
prosecute and hound him. The Le-
gislature which has Just closed it, ses.
sions voted 10 mount the historical war
relics locally known as the Gettysburg and
Bull. Run guns on the State-llouse lawn, TO
stand for the pride and instruction OF pos-
teriiy. There was no trouble about the
Gettysburg gun, rugged old piece with
one Of the eDemy's solid shot wed sed into
its muzze. 1t was hauled from obscurty
and was mounted. A carriage for the Bull
Run gun was set UP, but when II came to
taking the gun itself from the custody OF the
marine corps OF artillery Governor sprague
stopped proceedings by telegraph. The
gun was bis, and by him had been given up
10 the care OF the artillery, but on no ac-
count was the State to have IL.
A long, bitter, and pathetic letter fol-
lowed the dispatch, in which tbe moody
war. Governor referred In strong language
10 the State that had driven him "aImost
into the sea-; bad crushed him with sit.
ounce OF power" and had steadily perse.
cutfd him with all It's malienity. lie gave
the history Of the Buil.Rm gun that had fred
It's first charges with a canister and pow.
DER brought In his lap on horseback IRON
tue timbers, the gun dnaliy taken to the
rear with broken rail, 10 be the only one
saved out Of his battery iu the Firs: Rhode
Island regiment. His comnanf. By the
way, was voluntary one, the Governor
taking tie field without title or commits.
sioD, and running thugs generally az the
head OF The Rhode Island column with
beroism that was gt the time a. famous a,
II was foolhardy sud uccalied for. The
letter reads n fellows:
1T cannot, Of course, be the States In.